# USA Scorecard

> Public civic records with source evidence, editorial assessments, and explicit coverage limits. Machine-readable alternatives preserve the existing human website.

Start with coverage and a type catalog, then retrieve individual Markdown or JSON records. These are dated snapshots, not continuous synchronization. Source summaries are not quotations. Published classifications do not independently establish legal conclusions. Missing records do not establish zero activity.

## Retrieval and interpretation

- [Coverage](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/coverage.json): Counts, retrieval dates, assessment labels, and exclusions.
- [Data reference](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/data-reference.md): Retrieval, citations, evidence meanings, date precision, and local HTTP/MCP setup.
- [Catalog index](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/index.json): Small directory of type catalogs and record formats.
- [JSON Schema](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/record.schema.json): Record contract.
- [OpenAPI](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/openapi.json): Read-only public API contract; base URL https://www.usascorecard.org/llm-api.

## Catalogs

- [person](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/person.json): 624 dated public records.
- [policy](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/policy.json): 24 dated public records.
- [place](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/place.json): 37 dated public records.
- [activity](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/activity.json): 76 dated public records.
- [vote](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/vote.json): 20 dated public records.
- [vote_event](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/vote_event.json): 2 dated public records.
- [source](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/source.json): 290 dated public records.
- [feed_card](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/feed_card.json): 56 dated public records.
- [audit_claim](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/audit_claim.json): 168 dated public records.
- [key_question](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/key_question.json): 24 dated public records.
- [policy_change](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/catalogs/policy_change.json): 1 dated public records.

## Curated law comparison

- [Capitol Police retirement](https://www.usascorecard.org/llm/records/policy-change--us-pl119-95.md): Exact amendments, original source text, hashes, and qualifications.